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Bariatric Portering Chairs - a desktop market comparison
If you are considering purchasing bariatric portering chairs to facilitate the movement of larger patients throughout hospital sites, we provide a brief overview and market comparison here. Hospital portering teams provide invaluable support to their organisations departments, colleagues and patients,...
The top 8 reasons that medical equipment maintenance matters
At a time when budgets are under pressure, does it make sense to save money by minimising the maintenance of medical equipment, or should care homes and hospitals invest in this provision? We explore eight reasons why it makes sense to...
How much does it cost to hire a Sertain chair?
The Sertain™ chair range is one of the UK's most popular rental chairs and is available in a wide range of sizes and specifications.  All of them have these common attributes: 100% layflat function for lateral transfers, in-chair intubation and...
What are common problems with lay-flat / hi-lo medical chairs?
If you’re considering purchasing lay-flat / hi-lo chairs for your unit, you may be wondering what potential problems there are with these types of seating. The types of problems that can occur depend on a few factors: Are the chairs...
A guide to intensive care chair costs and pricing
When looking for new care chairs for your intensive care, high dependency, or trauma unit, one of the first questions is - how much do new multifunctional chairs cost? We will do our best here to provide you with an...
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Sertain Chair case study; Queens Hospital, Romford
One of our Sertain™ chairs was purchased by Queens Hospital, Romford and we were fortunate enough to get a full review of the chair.   The full review can be read here A summary from the Senior Physiotherapist in the critical care...
Endosurge trolley · feedback · healthcare equipment ·
Modsel Endosurge trolley feedback
Our new Modsel electric imaging trolley has been trialled at the James Cook University Hospital in Middlesbrough to great success!  Features & benefits Used as both a procedure trolley and an imaging trolley, this flexible trolley has a sliding top...
Ward comfort for bariatric patients thanks to Comflex
Our new high-back bariatric ward chair provides great postural support for patients in rehabilitation or recovery post-surgery.  The current bariatric chair offering Traditional ward chairs are made of wood, are tough to clean and cumbersome to move around.  With no...
care chair · critical care chairs · early mobilisation · healthcare equipment · Sertain Chair ·
A chair you can be Sertain of....
This blog is devoted to quotes on the Sertain™ early mobilisation Chair!    The advanced Hi-Lo chair is ideal for Critical Care, ICU's and any wards where OT and physiotherapy takes place.  The Sertain™ is regularly used to encourage early mobilisation. We also offer...
bariatric chairs · care chair · day surgery · ED chair · lease equipment · multifunctional chairs · seating solutions · stretcher ·
Stretcher & chair in one - Modsel
As part of the NHS recovery plan, day surgeries and elective surgeries are taking on greater importance in the foreseeable future.  Our new Modsel range is the ideal solution. This range of convertible / multifunctional chairs -  that can also perform...
Our new electronic appointment system
Here at Caremed HQ, as part of mission to make our service as easy as possible for customers, our Operations Team have been developing a new scheduling system which is relevant for most of the work we undertake.  Our booking system...
The circle of life…. When budgets are tight
 Refurb, rent & recycle with Caremed Caremed are offering you a chance to not only save some money (perhaps even make some of we buy back old equipment!), but do your bit for the environment and recycle your old Caremed...
company update · repairs · servicing ·
Servicing and repairs
Servicing and repairs, conducted on site or in-house. In order to keep everyone safe; you, your patients, your own friends and family, alongside our Caremed family, we now have a number of options to choose from if you need your...
bariatric solutions · care homes · longterm care · manual handling · Rental ·
Prioritising Manual Handling
Some organisations treat manual handling as a nice to have, but its essential to all healthcare workers.  The physical toll on HCP's of patients and the equipment used is considerable and we would like to minimise that as much as...
company update · COVID test · rapid testing ·
How are we keeping you safe?
We know how important it is that when we come out for a site visit, delivery, servicing or repairs, that we are free from COVID.  Rapid Testing at Caremed HQ Based on this, CareMed has invested in COVID rapid testing...
bariatric · bariatric chairs · bariatric solutions ·
Caremed Bariatric solutions
Here at Caremed we understand the importance of providing healthcare options for bariatric patients.  With 26% of men and 29% of women registered as obese in the UK according to digital NHS stats, and poorer areas struggling the most, it’s...
lean · servicing ·
The Lean philosophy
Lean improvements for Caremed Lean can have a truly positive impact on an organisation - particularly if it creates a cultural change - which is Caremed’s long term plan.  Lean principles are about gaining efficiencies within a business, the impact...
care homes · hybrid · mattresses · occupational therapists · pressure sores · rehab · rehabilitation ·
Say goodbye to pressure sores!
CareMed Total Flow Hybrid mattress Our new Caremed Alrick mattresses have been created to deliver a cost-effective solution for the prevention and management of pressure injuries in a nursing home or home care environment – for patients in a medium...
Early Mobilisation · early mobilisation OT · healthcare equipment · rehab · rehab heroes · rehabilitation · Rental · short notice patient ·
Healthcare equipment needed urgently for new patient.. sound familiar?
We've heard this story so many times before from OT's we speak to... so much that we made it into a typical Friday afternoon timeline! 1.  A new patient transfer, with quite specific needs.... You need a specialist chair that can...
Early Mobilisation · occupational therapists · physiotherapists · rehabilitation · rent tilt table · tilt table · tilt table test · tilt table to rent ·
Tilt tables used in early mobilisation
Tilt table - common uses An electric tilt table’s primary use is to slowly bring a patient into a progressively upright standing position. A vital piece of physio equipment, the tilting table adjusts the body position from horizontal to vertical to...